tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90336800846383715332014-10-05T00:45:47.226-07:00rok:her:roots apparel and accessoriesrokherrootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14294658578100751325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033680084638371533.post-69882770173201985242009-07-29T12:59:00.000-07:002009-07-29T13:07:41.966-07:00Hometown Inspiration<span style="font-family:arial;">So me and my creatively cashed out brain are spending the week back in good ole' Antioch. Hanging with the rents' and friends...boozing and basking...I always find a new inspiration from being around the environment that made me who I am. Stepping out of my totally crazy life in Des Moines, I can't think of a better place to gather myself! I'll be ready to sew, show, set, GO! when I get back...but for now... I totally love the non-agenda, nowhere to be life. See you all in a week!</span>rokherrootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14294658578100751325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033680084638371533.post-23989129291657407672009-01-15T11:50:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:52:31.273-08:00Stolen Earrings!!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body">While<wbr> inven<wbr>toryi<wbr>ng my earri<wbr>ngs at Vitae<wbr> today<wbr>...I have disco<wbr>vered<wbr> that a pair of earri<wbr>ngs has been stole<wbr>n. This is wildl<wbr>y disap<wbr>point<wbr>ing to me. I'm a local<wbr> desig<wbr>ner, just tryin<wbr>g to make it by. When you steal<wbr> from us, it's like steal<wbr>ing from yours<wbr>elf. I put time,<wbr> money<wbr>, and even more impor<wbr>tantl<wbr>y, my creat<wbr>ive ideas<wbr> into each piece<wbr> I make.<wbr>.<wbr>.and they are all one-<wbr>of-<wbr>a-<wbr>kind.<wbr> We are suppo<wbr>rting<wbr> our local<wbr> econo<wbr>my and are coura<wbr>geous<wbr>ly pushi<wbr>ng for Des Moine<wbr>s arts scene<wbr> expan<wbr>sion.<wbr>..<br />but it is a set-<wbr>back when peopl<wbr>e blata<wbr>ntly sabot<wbr>age what we stand<wbr> for by being<wbr> selfi<wbr>sh. If anyon<wbr>e sees someo<wbr>ne in these<wbr> earri<wbr>ngs.<wbr>.<wbr>.<wbr>.<wbr>pleas<wbr>e pleas<wbr>e let me know.<wbr> Thank<wbr> you for your unend<wbr>ing suppo<wbr>rt, frien<wbr>ds.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3199937684_9d0bb71409.jpg" /></center></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cpMain_cpMain_BulletinRead_ltl_body"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>rokherrootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14294658578100751325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033680084638371533.post-51981578150024271902009-01-01T11:33:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:24:03.800-08:00Remembering 2008...the good, the bad, and the ugly<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, I made it out alive. With an incessant year of one whirlwind occurrence after another I can't help but look back in awe and wonderment. Whether it has been business or pleasure each moment has capitalized some sort of transformation of my character and lifestyle. I think I have successfully analyzed and shrink wrapped all of my experiences and placed them into three basic categories in my mind.<br /><br />The good: <br />planning the very successful Fashion Midwest Runway Revue @ Liar's Club<br />opening Vitae Design Collective with Alyssa, Julie, Melissa and Sarah<br />my 24th birthday with my girls and family<br />drinking too many margaritas in Vegas with my Mom<br />skiing in Vail and brewery hopping in Fort Collins w/ Garrett and my sister<br />expanding rok:her:roots to Seattle, New York, and Iowa City<br />applying to Drake to finish my degree<br />getting my life back<br />my Dad's life and recovery<br />making some very special friends<br />cleaning out my closet (see ya skeletons!)<br />St. Vitus and the Taxi Dancers...you will all know VERY soon :)<br />discovering who I am on my own<br /><br />The bad:<br />losing my job<br />getting ditched in Arizona<br />sitting on a curb for 3 hours after a one-night-stand<br />moving out of my beautiful house<br /><br />The ugly:<br />hearing "I don't love you anymore"<br />depression and therapy<br />panic attacks and Lexipro<br />financial ridiculousness<br />my car getting towed<br />disappointing good friends<br />break-up fights<br />seeing my Dad have a heart-attack on Christmas Day<br /><br />Sheesh. There it all is in black and white. Through it all I have learned that everyone has the power to choose their destiny. You can opt to only see the negative or realize that with every downfall, every disappointment, and every grief is a life lesson waiting to be exposed. These obstacles are merely opportunities. Simply chances to renew yourself and your priorities. Don't let life eat you alive...take in the poison and spit out sunshine :)<br /><br />Happy New Year, Friends!</span>rokherrootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14294658578100751325noreply@blogger.com1